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Lethbridge Herald, The (Newspaper) - July 28, 1914, Lethbridge, Alberta
JULY 28, 1914 T ti K 'i" ii M It ru'u n o A i L. i n a it A u u PAGE Empress lOc "AC Matter Photo Pity in four With ALICE JOYCE and GUY COOMBS To-night If better pictures were the Empress would have thern MARKETS JUESDAY'S 0-MMN PRICES Winnipeg, July !w.5r-hc wheat mar ket nas anain in a mid ami everted condition, following the announce- nunl that war had aUiull) broken out tftuten Sen.a An I othtr factor which added to the hull Chicago 111 Juh ot ish nif. ement the continued war tension gave till1 win. it maikct cessively hrjh temperature the dicided lift n compiri Canadian wsst and northwest States I tivclj start I hi. bulls, nerc .1 The map shows cxtr.meh so h; that drought temperatures prevailed all had delrojul Canadian crop the west excepting northern Al the wal irom Mjnmp ill-prices ovor the tion ofwar, the bottom literally fell previous high'points.'Closing figures out and prices went down with n were to 6jci higher. lush.-.C.l'.K. sold from 1.75} io 1.75; Iil.mlian from 63 to ,59-J; Bell Tel, to 1.40: Cement to Canters to 301 Detroit to 83 Power from 2.20 to 2.11 Scotia from hcn reco cred a point pers Mpst easier but there were practicaliv no buveis in anj market One small mis cellaneoiis jobber was hammered, He stole to save a life Did he do right See it and judge for yourself WINNIPEG LIVESTOCK- MARKET Winnipeg, Man., .July was a good demand at the Union Stockyards yesterday for cattle of real good quality 'and receipts were light Prices' were unchanged; few of tha lots being able to make more than 00 Quotations were Choice steers. 660 to 700. choice heifers. 6.00 to 6.50; medium and coffi- CM1CAGO mon were unchanged; stockers and 83} unchanged. 92J The hbg market was anil prices-10 cents less all around; Choice hogs are now-' quoted at S.15 fed and wat.red; 25 cents more off.cars. LaBt night a few ears of hogs were 94A- WEEKLY MARKET LETTER nice Whales-, Limited, Union Block yardE, St. Boniface, Man., send shipped to eastern and southern mar- Klie following.Weekly market letter: kets. Receipts tor tfce pfst week are as Receipts at the C. P. R. yards for follows: '.Union Stock yards: Cattle, week were as follows: Cattle, 874; hogs, S633; sheep, 122; calves, .65. C.'.'KlK. Stock'yards: Cattle, 233; Jiogs, llSfi; sheep, 33S. Oattle receipts ohow some two hun- dred-head abort of the week previous und with a broader.deuiand the trade .been active and values have.ad- 'iTanced'iS to.25 cents'on'most grades bf blitcher stuff and 'bulls. The majority of the offerings have lieen of the half fat order; practically 310 cattle'ou' sale that coind be called flnlihed. The, bulk of the best finished steers have' sold from to J8.8ji, ,with occasional uuhch at and J7.25. Females have sold well this week, local packers' taking everything, that has 'aiiy'kill tp.it. The'best cows iiave sold at 5.50'to'.5.75, with a good class of heifers selling at 6.00 to Imllsiahowa strong quarter over last week; good 'bulls, 5.00 to com- medium kind, 4.25 to 4.75. Ths demand for milkers and springers been quiet.' The best cows hold- steady; common kind hard sellers. Stbcker'g and feeders are not com- jng in large enough numbers to ef- fect, much' change', in the market; .there is only a meagre demand at the present time. We quote prices as Xillows: Choice ste'ei-s, 7.00 to 7.25; best ,lmtcher- steers- and heifers, 6.7y to 7.00 heifi llfl; dulls, 7; calves, 39; hogs, 526. .Receipts at the Union Stockyard! for three days were: Cattle, 29; hogs, 4273; sheep, horses, 49. OUR BROOMHALL CABLE July American cables yesterday caused some selling here, and .opening values were lower.' Following; the open- ing, there vvas a sharp scramble shorts to cover, being induced by' the break in Consols, and, a report here that actual war-had commenced .be- tween Austria 'and 'Scrvir.. Russian advices continue bullish, and this of Itself is having a strong tendency in a.11 foreign mfirkfjtsi and- cargoes -are firmly held, with, spot market strong. The market here" is very nervous and during the morning some speculative interests were inclined for profits, arid this caused sonic but at the undertone was strong, to higher. New Yorlr, Juty torrent of poured-.ollt of New York to )0- fair to good butcher steers and j beginning of the War 6125 to C.50; common butcher j ,s'arc several days ago, Since last steers and heifers, 6.50 to Si2.i50 0 cows, 5.60 to 6100; mediums cows and j Infers,